A Crucible Witch by McLeo

Author:McLeo
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781947245273
Publisher: McLeo

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

“No way,” Hunter said, sounding like a high surfer dude.

“Efraim and Tabitha?” I gaped. “But . . . even if they had a natural proclivity toward mind magic, there must be better choices.”

I was so confused. La Voisin had made sure to choose mind witches who were renowned. The spirit worker who had planted them in our heads had even mentioned that both mind witches had been powerful. So why would Amethyst’s parents think it would be okay to choose such young witches?

“And by ‘better,’ I mean more experienced,” I clarified, because no one had answered me yet.

Amethyst glanced at the ghosts of her parents. “Mom? Dad?”

Mrs. Rhines glided forward. “It’s an unconventional choice, I admit. But part of the reason we were gone so long is that we were researching. The ghost plane has a wealth of knowledge. Many powerful witches of the past agreed that a mind witch’s power is less important than their connection to the cause. Louise, who we met and were not impressed with, by the way, only wanted to live again. So she was not a good choice. And Claude, while a better option, missed his wife too much to separate across realms, straining his connection with Eva to breaking when you entered Faerie. You need ghosts who will stick it out.”

Mr. Rhines approached me. “You have to admit that, as Efraim and Tabitha have living family and friends, they have a lot to lose.”

Amethyst nodded. “Yeah, plus, revenge. I’m certain they want revenge.”

“But . . . are you sure? Wouldn’t it be better to have someone with a little mind witch training? I mean, did they ever train in it?”

Amethyst’s mother clapped her hands. “We forgot to mention that both of their parents had been training them up a bit before they came to Spellcasters. Parents often do that, you know. To give their child a leg up.” She glanced to the side of the room.

Headmistress Wake and Diana had entered the room without my notice. Diana looked unsurprised by the information about Tabitha, but was throwing her mother nervous glances. No doubt she had known about her best friend’s illegal practices and hadn’t told her mother.

“Not too much, mind you.” Mrs. Rhines added. “Seeing as witch law forbids mind magic until a witch reaches the age of twenty. They only taught them little bits here and there, enough to get the juices moving.”

Headmistress Wake shrugged. “There’s nothing to do about it now. They’re no longer with us. And if their abilities will help us win this war, I’m all for it.”

Diana mock-scoffed. “I can’t believe that came out of your mouth.”

“So they learned a little bit,” I clarified. “Like enough to make it not hurt when one of them enters my head . . . and they mind their manners.”

Memories of Louise picking through my brain resurfaced, making me cringe. But surely, someone I’d met in real life wouldn’t do that. I hoped.

Mr. Rhines nodded. “They learned the basics. And since they’ve volunteered for this, other mind witches in the ghost plane have been giving them tips.

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